People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 47.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 47.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 47.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2000.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 78th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.5% | — |
| 2001 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 31.3% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 35.2% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 37.2% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 39.1% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 41.1% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 43.1% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.0% | 17.5% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 33.2% | 47.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Tanzania, United Republic of was 47.0% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2000.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 78th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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